Goldring, one of the most active brokers in Romania in terms of listings and trading at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has recruited Nicolae Tudor (30) as Director - Head of Sales & Trading, after spending five years in London at Bank of America, where he managed products and services for institutional hedge fund investors. Dragoș Mesaros, Goldring's Head of Trading, has been promoted to Head of Investments.
In his new role, Nicolae will lead the Sales, Trading, and Research teams and manage distribution and relationship management strategies with corporate partners as well as retail and institutional investors.
Nicolae Tudor joined Goldring in March this year and heads the company's newly opened office in Bucharest.
Nicolae graduated from the University of Manchester, class of 2019, majoring in Economics and International Business. He spent over ten years in the UK as part of his academic and professional training.
"I am extremely excited to join Goldring, one of the most dynamic and innovative investment brokers in Romania. With my arrival, we strengthen the company's growth plan and we want to maintain the trend of sustainable improvement regarding the number of clients, transactions and the increase of capital under management for our clients. For me it is extremely important to be with our clients and partners and to grow together, with customized products that address their profile and needs, always wanting to offer the best investment experience in Romania", said Nicolae Tudor, Goldring Sales and Trading Director.
Dragoș Mesaros, who has been Goldring's Chief Trading Officer since 2009, also became the company's Chief Investment Officer in March. The manager is one of Romania's most highly regarded capital market specialists, with extensive investment experience in both the domestic and international capital markets. He will manage the discretionary investment strategies for the Romanian market as well as the company's capital for house trading.
Capital increase of €300,000
Goldring has recently completed a capital increase financing round, with shareholders investing €300,000. The capital will be used to consolidate the company and accelerate the implementation of new trading and research platforms.
Goldring aims to launch new investment opportunities for its clients and BVB investors in the next quarter to open access to more international markets. At the same time, the company will launch new platforms with functionality adaptable to trading styles and products suitable for a wide range of risk and return preferences (Equities, Bonds, CFDs, ETFs and more).
"In the context of the local market's determined path towards MSCI emerging market status, we want to offer clients tools and facilities that will make the capital market an increasingly enjoyable and well-instrumented investment experience for more and more Romanians - active, passive or potential investors who have not yet discovered the stock market. In addition, we want our retail broker identity to be complemented by our capabilities for the institutional investor segment for which we are also preparing a new approach", said Virgil Zahan, CEO and Goldring shareholder.
